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1 what is a theme of "the three brass pennies"?

a seeking happiness within is better than having material objects or magical powers.

b doing a good deed is not worth the trouble it brings.

c abilities and magical powers are likely to make one happier than palaces of gold.

d one should always appreciate the chance to learn a lesson.

2 read the passage from "the stone: "

hearing this, maibon pulled and pried and chopped away at the log as fast as he could and soon freed the dwarf.

doli heaved a sigh of relief, rubbed his shin, and cocked a red eye at maibon.

visualize the scene in your mind. what tool does maibon most likely use to free doli's leg from the log?

a a tractor

b a hammer

c a wrench

d an axe

3 what motivates maibon to make his wish?

a he is a human and does not have magical powers.

b he is argumentative.

c he is afraid of growing old.

d he grows old at the end of the story.

In chapters 34 and 35, tom makes lots of elaborate plans to get jim free. from where has he gotten many of his ideas?

The following question refers to “the philosophy of composition” by edgar allan poe and on writing by stephen king. what is a key difference in the use of details in the texts? poe’s essay is dominated by facts, while king’s memoir is dominated by images and examples. poe references numerous authors and literary works, while king does not reference any other authors or literary works. poe includes a list of all the poems he has written, while king includes a list of all the books he has written. poe’s essay is full of personal details about his wife and children, while king’s memoir is filled with details about his pets.

Read this paragraph from chapter 5 of the prince. there are, for example, the spartans and the romans. the spartans held athens and thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. the romans, in order to hold capua, carthage, and numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. they wished to hold greece as the spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. so to hold it they were compelled to dismantle many cities in the country, for in truth there is no safe way to retain them otherwise than by ruining them. and he who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privileges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits will ever cause it to forget. and whatever you may do or provide against, they never forget that name or their privileges unless they are disunited or dispersed, but at every chance they immediately rally to them, as pisa after the hundred years she had been held in bondage by the florentines. what idea is stressed in the passage? the desire for liberty the establishment of an oligarchy the dismantling of an acquired state the tendency toward rebellion